3 New Things Coming to Milwaukee This October

3 New Things Coming to Milwaukee This October

A new kids store, album and book release come to Milwaukee this month.

MUSIC: 12TH HOUSE

Bob Reitman may be off the airwaves, but the MKE radio icon is still making noise. His new spoken-word album – a sequel to his 1972 underground classic – pairs his poetry with accompaniment by local musicians. It’s out Oct. 12, with a release party at the Pabst Theater.


Celebrate this year’s winners of the Betty Awards!

 

SHOP: CHIPPY’S KID STORE

Photo courtesy of Plan TOYS USA

Keeping playtime quirky and imaginative is the goal for the two moms who opened this new children’s store in Bay View. Little ones and grown-ups can find curated toys, books, puzzles and more. 2481 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.

Photo courtesy of Union Square & Co.

BOOK: I AM GOING TO EAT YOU

Newly named “Wisconsin Cartoonist Laureate” and frequent doodler for The New Yorker, Paul Noth has compiled 200 of his witty works into his first collection, with a forward written by Jim Gaffigan. It’s out Oct. 13, and Noth will speak at Boswell Book Co. on Oct. 22.


This story is part of Milwaukee Magazine’s October 2026 issue.

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Evan Musil is the arts & culture editor at Milwaukee Magazine. He quite enjoys writing and editing stories about music, art, theater and all sorts of things. Beyond that, he likes coffee, forced alliterations and walking his pug.